Director of Quality presso Unusual Machines

Description

You in This Role As the Director of Quality, you will build and lead Unusual Machines’ quality function from the ground up. This is a foundational leadership role responsible for establishing quality systems, processes, and teams across multiple facilities in a fast-growing, electronics-focused manufacturing environment.

You’ll be accountable for ensuring the quality of products coming into and leaving our facilities, while designing scalable systems that support growth, compliance, and operational excellence. This role requires someone who is comfortable operating in ambiguity, setting direction where none exists today, and partnering closely across Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Operations.

A Day in the Life

• Own and oversee all incoming and outgoing quality across facilities
• Design and implement quality systems and workflows from receipt of materials through shipment of finished goods
• Establish consistent quality processes across warehouses, factories, and production sites
• Lead and direct Incoming Quality personnel and quality resources across locations
• Partner closely with Supply Chain on incoming material quality and supplier issues
• Collaborate with Manufacturing on outgoing product quality and yield performance
• Advise on in-line quality processes and improvements (without direct ownership of in-line inspection)
• Define how quality data is captured, tracked, and reported using MES or other quality systems
• Act as the central point of contact for quality across the organization

What You’ll Do

• Build and launch a company-wide Quality Management System (QMS)
• Establish quality standards, procedures, and documentation across facilities
• Hire, develop, and lead the Quality team
• Define inspection criteria, acceptance standards, and escalation paths
• Create processes for supplier quality, incoming inspection, and outgoing product quality
• Develop yield analysis, root cause analysis, and corrective action processes
• Partner with Engineering and Manufacturing to support continuous improvement
• Prepare the organization for future compliance, certifications, and audits (ISO, TQM, Six Sigma–aligned practices)
• Create reporting and KPIs to measure product quality and system effectiveness

What You’ll Bring

Required:

• Senior-level experience in Quality leadership within manufacturing or electronics environments
• Proven experience building a quality program or department from the ground up
• Strong understanding of quality systems, process control, and continuous improvement
• Experience managing and scaling teams in startup or high-growth environments
• Ability to influence cross-functional partners without direct authority
• Hands-on mindset with the ability to move between strategy and execution

Preferred:

• Experience in aerospace, government, or defense-adjacent industries
• Familiarity with ISO standards, TQM, and/or Six Sigma methodologies
• Experience supporting electronics manufacturing environments
• Experience working with MES or digital quality systems

What You’ll Gain

• The opportunity to design and own the quality function from day one
• Executive-level visibility and influence across the organization
• The ability to shape systems, teams, and processes that scale with the company
• A hands-on leadership role in a fast-moving, scrappy, high-growth environment
• The challenge of building something meaningful where nothing currently exists

Team & Leadership

• This role will build and lead the Quality organization
• Team structure and growth plan will be defined by you

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive compensation package
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Employee product discounts

About Us

Unusual Machines is a U.S.-based drone and drone parts company focused on the small and First-Person View (FPV) segments of the drone market. Our brands - Rotor Riot and Fat Shark - are two of the most respected names in FPV and have helped shape the industry through e-commerce, product development, and a deep connection with the pilot community.

We’re expanding into enterprise and defense - bringing our obsessive attention to performance, design, and U.S.-based manufacturing into high-stakes environments like search and rescue, STEM education, and military innovation. With several of our products already approved by the Defense Innovation Unit, we’re solving procurement issues for customers who demand speed, agility, and compliance.

If you love working at the intersection of community, content, and cutting-edge technology, you’ll feel right at home here.

We are an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Unusual Machines participates in E-Verify. E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from an employee's Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to data from U.S. Department of Homeland Security and Social Security Administration records to confirm employment eligibility.

We unfortunately cannot offer visa sponsorship for this position.